Victorious India team gets whopping cash prize for Champions Trophy win
- By Reuters -
- Mar 20, 2025
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) handed its team, which claimed the Champions Trophy 2025 title earlier this month, a $6.72 million cash bonus on Thursday.
The cash prize is three times the winner’s purse for the 50-overs tournament.
Rohit Sharma and his men beat New Zealand by four wickets in the Champions Trophy 2025 final on March 9 in Dubai to win their second successive global title, following their T20 World Cup triumph last year.
The ICC had handed India $2.24 million for the Champions Trophy 2025 win.
The BCCI, the world’s richest cricket board, announced an additional INR580 million for the players, support staff and members of the selection committee for their latest success in an International Cricket Council (ICC) tournament.
“Winning back-to-back ICC titles is special and this reward recognises Team India’s dedication and excellence on the global stage,” BCCI president Roger Binny said in a statement.
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“The cash award is a recognition of the hard work that everyone puts in behind the scenes,” he added.
Board secretary Devajit Saikia said the players deserved the bonus for India’s recent domination of limited-overs cricket.
“This victory has justified India’s top ranking in white-ball cricket, and we are sure the team will continue to excel in the years to come,” Saikia said.